SPILL BOOK REVIEW: TOM DOYLE – RINGO STARR: A FAB LIFE
TOM DOYLE – RINGO STARR: A FAB LIFE ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Tom Doyle is a very respected music journalist who has also written several books about many artists. His library includes books about Paul McCartney, Elton John, [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: POWER TO THE PEOPLE: JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND WITH ELEPHANT’S MEMORY AND SPECIAL GUESTS – LIVE AT THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT, NEW YORK CITY, 1972
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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JENN L. BECKWITH – ALL GOOD CRETINS GO TO HEAVEN: THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF THE RAMONES
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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: DEIRDRE O’CALLAGHAN – THE DRUM THING (COMPACT EDITION)
DEIRDRE O’CALLAGHAN – THE DRUM THING (COMPACT EDITION) PRESTEL BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Through her appreciation of rhythm sections, author and photographer Deirdre O’Callaghan, from 2011 to 2015, sought out some of the most prolific [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: CAM GORDON – TRACK CHANGES: THE ORIGIN STORY OF CANADIAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNET (1990 – 2010)
CAM GORDON – TRACK CHANGES: THE ORIGIN STORY OF CANADIAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNET (1990 – 2010) FRIESENPRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Cam Gordon introduces Track Changes: The Origin Story of Canadian Music on the Internet [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: RIK EMMETT – LEANING INTO IT
RIK EMMETT – LEANING INTO IT MISFIT/ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Besides being on third of the power rock trio, Triumph, Rik Emmett has had a successful solo career and is also an accomplished author. Not only has he written his [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY
JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY One of the wonderful things about music is that it almost automatically attaches to a person, place, or time. It can be a band, song or album. Each song can have a deep [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MELISSA AUF DER MAUR – EVEN THE GOOD GIRLS WILL CRY: A ’90S ROCK MEMOIR
MELISSA AUF DER MAUR – EVEN THE GOOD GIRLS WILL CRY: A ’90S ROCK MEMOIR DA CAPO/GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY TRISH MELANSON Women finally emerged as a force in rock music in the 80s, led by trailblazers such as Joan Jett, [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JULIEN BITOUN – GALLAGHER’S GUITARS: THE RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION
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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MICHAEL GLOVER SMITH – BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER: NO TIME TO THINK
MICHAEL GLOVER SMITH – BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER: NO TIME TO THINK MCNIDDER & GRACE BOOK REVIEW BY JULIE CORRELL There is a particular thrill in watching someone as famously elusive as Bob Dylan step behind a movie camera. It’s like [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: PAUL McCARTNEY – MAN ON THE RUN
PAUL McCARTNEY – MAN ON THE RUN AMAZON PRIME VIDEO FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Famed film director Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor? , Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain ) has teamed up with Paul McCartney for this riveting and [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: BETTE A. AND BRIAN ENO – SLOW STORIES (A COLLABORATION OF STORYTELLING, MUSIC AND ART)
BETTE A. AND BRIAN ENO – SLOW STORIES (A COLLABORATION OF STORYTELLING, MUSIC AND ART) UNNAMED PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Brian Eno was very busy in 2025, releasing three albums, organizing charitable events (and single), putting [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: STEVEN BLUSH – WHEN ROCK MET HIP-HOP
STEVEN BLUSH – WHEN ROCK MET HIP-HOP BACKBEAT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS As the third installment of his recent series of books that explore intersections between rock and other genres (with previous entries focusing on reggae and [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: CFNY: THE SPIRIT OF RADIO
CFNY: THE SPIRIT OF RADIO TVO JANUARY 6, 2026 Innovative, groundbreaking, revolutionary. These words at one point back in 1977 were ideal descriptors for a radio station at 102.1hz on the FM dial. The station broadcast from a “tiny yellow house” [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JOE MATERA – THE MAKING OF ABBA: THE STORY BEHIND THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM
JOE MATERA – THE MAKING OF ABBA: THE STORY BEHIND THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM SONICBOND PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY By 1975, ABBA had firmly established themselves in Europe and the U.K. as a substantial singles band with the [...]
